The Outsiders

Name: The Outsiders
Rating: 3.9324746291959407 (1281 reviews)
Author: S. E. Hinton
ISBN: 9780440900191

by S. E. Hinton

3.9

(1,281 ratings)

229 pages1967Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupISBN 9780440900191

Classics Young AdultAdventuresadPlot drivenStrong Character DevelopmentLoveable CharactersNot Diverse CharactersAdventureYoung Adult ClassicssadCharacter drivenStrong Character DevelopmentLoveable CharactersDiverse CharactersA mix drivenStrong Character DevelopmentLoveable CharactersNot Diverse CharacterssadCharacter drivenStrong Character DevelopmentLoveable CharactersNot Diverse CharactersRealistic Fiction Young AdultsadFictionFamilyFriendshipYoung Adult Fiction English fictionAlienation (Social psychology)AdolescenceFamiliesSpanish

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About this book

Ponyboy can count on his brothers. And on his friends. But not on much else besides trouble with the Socs, a vicious gang of rich kids whose idea of a good time is beating up "greasers" like Ponyboy. At least he know what to expect - until the night someone takes things too far.-- ((back cover)

Publication Details

Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Published: 1967
Pages: 229
ISBN: 9780440900191
Language: en

About S. E. Hinton

Susan Eloise Hinton published her first book, *The Outsiders*, at the age of 17. Her publisher suggested she publish under her initials instead of her feminine so that book reviewers would not dismiss the novel because its author was female, and she continued to publish using her initials because of the success of her first book and because she did not want to be famous. In 1979, Hinton was the first recipient of the Margaret Edwards Award, presented by the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the ALA for work which depicts the experiences and emotions of teenagers and is widely accepted by young people. That same year, The Outsiders was named best novel by the New York Times in 1979. Hinton currently resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma with her husband.